Garment



Sept. 27, 1932.

R. W. GERISCH GARMENT Filed Sept. 22, 1950 Patented Sept. 27, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE RICHARD W. GERISCH, 0]! LOS. ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR T0 LOS ANGELES KNITTING COMPANY, OF HOLLYDALE, CALIFORNIA GARMENT Application filed September 22, 1930. Serial No. 483,613.

My invention relates to garments and more particularly to the construction and arrange ment of a skirt whereby it can be reversed, with front and back the same and so there will be no difference in the appearance from front or back. It is particularly designed for woven or knitted skirts which have a tendency to bag or bulge when worn while sitting, and by so constructing said garment so that it can be reversed front for back or rected by reason of being placed in front and the appearance from front or rear will be the same as to belt, buttons and design.

In order to further explain my invention, I have illustrated the same on the accompanying sheet of drawing, in which Figure l is a front or rear elevation of a skirt embodying my invention; and

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the belt.

In the drawing, a skirt body, designated 8,

is shown, the front and back being identically the same, the shaded spots being intended to indicate knitted or woven fabric to which the invention is particularly adapted. The belt 4, is shown of the same general material and at each side there is a button 5, and an overlapping flap 6, to button, these being such that only the end of one of the flaps 6, projects to the front, while the other flap, 6, turns to the rear, as seen more clearly in Fig. 2. Thus, when the skirt is turned half way around, or reversed, the appearance, front and rear is the same. In one side, one end of the belt has the button 5 sewed thereto, while at the other side, the opposite end of the belt portion has a button-hole, 5 that is, as will be seen from Fig. 2, the two halves of the belt portion of the garment are the same, each having at its ends a button and a button-hole, so that when the corresponding ends of the different halves are brought together, they can be buttoned together, as illustrated. The opposite sides, at the top, are provided with the usual split or overlaps, designated 7 and 7, and so arranged that the reversal of the skirt does not change the appearance of the front thereof, as will be understood from the description.

I do not limit the invention to the details shown for explanatory purposes, except as I may be limited by the hereto appended claim.

I claim:

A reversible knitted skirt comprising a body part having front and back portions the same in appearance, said body part having slits in its upper portion at the sides extending from the top with overlap portions, the overlap portion at one side extending forwardly and the overlap portion at the opposite side extending rearwardly, said skirt haV ing a belt portion around its top open at both sides of the top, the overlapping ends of said belt at one side corresponding to the overlap portion of the skirt at that side, and the overlapping ends of the belt at the other side corresponding with the overlap portion of the skirt at that side, whereby one edge of the overlap and one end of the belt are seen at one side of the skirt in front, and the overlap edge and the end of the belt at the opposite side are seen from the rear, and means for detachably securing together the overlapping ends of the belt at opposite sides of the skirt; whereby the skirt can be reversed as to its front and back to correct bulge without changing its appearance.

Signed at Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, this 16th day of September,

1930. RICHARD W. GERISGH. 

